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Rationality Through Reasoning

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Rationality Through Reasoning by John Broome explores the critical relationship between rationality and reasoning. It delves into how one should think and make decisions based on logic and coherent thought processes. The book examines the theoretical underpinnings of rational thinking and offers insights into how reasoning can guide us to make better decisions in life.
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You might enjoy this work if you're interested in exploring how reasoning underpins rational thought. Delving into philosophy and psychology, it examines the principles that guide rational decision-making, providing insights into how we ought to think and the implications of our reasoning processes. Perfect for those curious about the intersection of philosophy and cognitive science.

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Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking.

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Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do. It is built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality, and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking.

Key Features:

  • Develops an original account of normativity, rationality, and reasoning that is significantly different from the majority of existing philosophical thought.
  • Includes an account of theoretical and practical reasoning that explains how reasoning is something we ourselves do, rather than something that happens in us.
  • Provides an account of what reasons are and argues that the connection between rationality and reasons is much less close than many philosophers have thought.
  • Contains rigorous new accounts of oughts, including owned oughts, agent-relative reasons, the logic of requirements, instrumental rationality, the role of normativity in reasoning, following a rule, the correctness of reasoning, the connections between intentions and beliefs, and much more.
  • Offers a new answer to the β€˜motivation question’ of how a normative belief motivates an action.

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    Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do. It is built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality, and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking. Key Features: Develops an original account of normativity, rationality, and reasoning that is significantly different from the majority of existing...
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Rationality Through Reasoning is praised for its clear writing and engaging discussions with notable figures in analytic philosophy. The book's dedication to Derek Parfit and interactions with thinkers like Gilbert Harman and Niko Kolodny are particularly highlighted.

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ISBN: 9781118656051

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 August 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 328

About the Author

John Broome is White s Professor of MoralPhilosophy at the University of Oxford, a fellow of Corpus ChristiCollege, Oxford, and an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at theAustralian National University. He is the author of amongst othersWeighing Goods (1991), Ethics Out of Economics(1999), Weighing Lives (2004), and Climate matters(2012).

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